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Dec 31, 2010 Ronyell rated it really liked it

Shelves: uri-shulevitz, read-in-2000

This is the actual first story that I have read from popular children’s illustrator Uri Shulevitz, aside from the popular book “The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship.” “Snow” is a Caldecott Honor Book by Uri Shulevitz which is about a small boy wishing for snow in his small city. “Snow” might be a bit simplistic for some children, but snow lovers will definitely enjoy this book!

The book starts off with an image of a gray city and then suddenly, one snowflake starts falling towards the city a This is the actual first story that I have read from popular children’s illustrator Uri Shulevitz, aside from the popular book “The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship.” “Snow” is a Caldecott Honor Book by Uri Shulevitz which is about a small boy wishing for snow in his small city. “Snow” might be a bit simplistic for some children, but snow lovers will definitely enjoy this book!

The book starts off with an image of a gray city and then suddenly, one snowflake starts falling towards the city and the boy with a dog tells everyone that it is snowing, but no one believes him. Then more snowflakes start falling and the radio and television said that there would be no snow, but…

Wow! When I read this book, I was amazed at how colorful and creative Uri Shulevitz’s illustrations were! I loved how at the beginning that the city looked gray and dreary but the moment that snow came to the city, the city started to look colorful and beautiful, which provided a great contrast between the dreary city at the beginning to the colorful city later on in the book. I also loved the images of the little boy with his dog being the only ones in the city being in colorful winter clothes while all the other town people were wearing colorless winter clothes, which indicated that possibly the boy’s belief in snow coming to the city made him a colorful character from the other characters. Uri Shulevitz has done an excellent job at writing this story as it details a boy’s excitement in seeing the first snowflake and the boy’s excitement at seeing it snow for the first time will definitely relate to many children who also have seen snow for the first time and experienced the excitement they had when they saw the snow.

The reason why I gave this book a four star rating instead of a five star rating is because I thought that the story was a bit too simplistic. I liked the idea that the story shows the excitement that the boy is feeling when he sees snow falling for the first time, but I sort of wished that more was expressed in the story about the background on the city and about why it means so much to the people that it should snow in their town.

Overall, “Snow” is a really cute story about the excitement of seeing snow from a child’s point of view and I am sure that it will be an instant favorite among children for many years! I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
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Mar 01, 2010 Luann rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2010, snow, picture-book, caldecott-honor

I really like Uri Shulevitz' quirky illustrations in this one. The snowflakes, while tiny, are perfectly visible. And Shulevitz' people are very fun. My favorite is "woman with umbrella." My favorite line in the book, when it continues to snow despite predictions on the radio and televion, is: "But snowflakes don't listen to radio, snowflakes don't watch television." I didn't quite understand why the Mother Goose characters came down from the display at the Mother Goose Books bookstore to dance ...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Fjóla rated it really liked it

Shelves: caldecott, kids-beautiful, picture-books, kids-award-winners, children-s-books, kids-seasonal, caldecott-honors, donated

It's a very simple story about a little boy hoping for snow. The illustrations are wonderful and atmospheric, in their subdued, grayish and yet warm tones. I could almost feel the imminence of quiet snowfall in the illustrations. But no one pays heed to these signs, except for the little boy, who otherwise stands out already by the bright, vivid colors of his clothes. I was very charmed by the story, but the story might have more appeal to the parents than the child. ...more

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